Will ' 71 metal hood pad clips fit or need '72?

[Dibbons]

Installing a new hood insulation pad for '72 SSP is becoming a problem, don't know if it ever had a factory installed one. Didn't want the "plastic" clips (listed for '72 models) that hold it on, so I ordered the metal 1971 clips. I assumed the holes punched for the clips for '71 and '72 would have been the same diameter, but maybe I was wrong. Seems the '71 clips won't fit in the hood holes of my '72. Tried over and over to push them on by hand, then even banging a claw hammer didn't work, they just fly off in every direction. Do I need to go back to the plastic clips? Do I need to drill the holes oversize, or do I just need a bigger hammer? Thank you.

 

[Coronet 14]

After looking at the clip you have and the ones for a 72. It looks like the ones you have are wider where it pushes into the hole. You could try to squeeze the end as you push it in the hole. I would just get the correct ones instead of making the holes larger. I looked at the hood on my 72 Coronet. It has the plastic ones.

 

[Coronet 14]

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